In 2011, Arizona state Sen. Lori Klein (R) was criticized after she pointed her loaded raspberry-pink handgun at a reporter."Oh, it's so cute," Klein told the reporter as she aimed the gun's laser pointer at the reporter's chest, adding that the firearm's lack of a trigger safety should not be a reason to worry.

If you have guns, if you own guns mostly we would prefer you have them in a lock box," Greenville Police Media Relations Officer Jonathan Bragg told WYFF. "At least have them out of the reach of children.

FlashHarry:If you have guns, if you own guns mostly we would prefer you have them in a lock box," Greenville Police Media Relations Officer Jonathan Bragg told WYFF. "At least have them out of the reach of children.

"we would PREFER?"

the owner of this weapon should be arrested for manslaughter.

It used to be that that would happen in some places, but the Supremes have decided that requiring trigger locks or gun safes violates the constitution.

He was a three year old, male tyranny. The gun did its job in protecting us from this menace, and our freedom is once again safe.

Pink is an excellent lure for the young tyrannies in our society. We should be thanking this responsible gun owner for having the wherewithal to choose such an effective color and manner by which to draw in and execute the tyranny.

Dixon Cider:More guns MUST be the answer... I keep seeing stories like this and it reaffirms that notion!!

This is stupid parenting. It is a gun issue, but this could happen with anything else in your house that looks attractive to a kid. If you put Drano in a pink sippy cup and leave it out, you're probably going to end up with a similar result. If you have kids in the house, you keep guns under lock and key out of reach of little hands. And for the life if me, I don't know why anyone would own a pink gun if they have kids.

R.A.Danny:FlashHarry: the owner of this weapon should be arrested for manslaughter.

I'm ok with this. It's not really a gun issue if you ask me, it could be any dangerous item.

i agree. i'm not opposed to owning handguns for home defense. but a pink gun? in a house with children? that's like giving them a lighter in a room full of oily rags. you are negligent and should be held liable.

Responsible gun owners keep their guns away from children and people not lawfully allowed to posses handguns. Failing to do so in most jurisdictions can and should result in criminal charges for the irresponsible gun owners.

I am in favor of responsible gun ownership, people who can't be responsible don't deserve to own guns.

The fact that is was pink and a child might be more likely to mistake it for a toy, as it apparently was in this case, is all the more reason to secure your guns when not in your immediate control.

feckingmorons:Responsible gun owners keep their guns away from children and people not lawfully allowed to posses handguns. Failing to do so in most jurisdictions can and should result in criminal charges for the irresponsible gun owners.

I am in favor of responsible gun ownership, people who can't be responsible don't deserve to own guns.

The fact that is was pink and a child might be more likely to mistake it for a toy, as it apparently was in this case, is all the more reason to secure your guns when not in your immediate control.

I have a feeling Greenville County Social Services is about to be up this lady's ass with a microscope since she apparently has one other child in the house.

Nabb1:Dixon Cider: More guns MUST be the answer... I keep seeing stories like this and it reaffirms that notion!!

This is stupid parenting. It is a gun issue, but this could happen with anything else in your house that looks attractive to a kid. If you put Drano in a pink sippy cup and leave it out, you're probably going to end up with a similar result. If you have kids in the house, you keep guns under lock and key out of reach of little hands. And for the life if me, I don't know why anyone would own a pink gun if they have kids.

With the GOP crying that more guns need to be on the street for our own protection... I think my initial post still rings true.More guns in the world = more chances for this to occur. I am sure parents are not going to get better at their parenting job, anytime soon.

FlashHarry:R.A.Danny: FlashHarry: the owner of this weapon should be arrested for manslaughter.

I'm ok with this. It's not really a gun issue if you ask me, it could be any dangerous item.

i agree. i'm not opposed to owning handguns for home defense. but a pink gun? in a house with children? that's like giving them a lighter in a room full of oily rags. you are negligent and should be held liable.

Wouldn't any parent want to keep their kids safe? I'm finding this story to be particularly upsetting for some reason. I almost feel like the parents set the kids up to kill themselves.You already know I'm a total gun nut, totally a Second Amendment goofball.But I'm also a parent. I lock my firearms up. I don't own firearms that look like toys. I keep medicine well out of reach. I keep the draino.. Well I use it if need be and get it out of the house. There has to be something terribly wrong with these parents and it's pissing me off.

R.A.Danny:FlashHarry: R.A.Danny: FlashHarry: the owner of this weapon should be arrested for manslaughter.

I'm ok with this. It's not really a gun issue if you ask me, it could be any dangerous item.

i agree. i'm not opposed to owning handguns for home defense. but a pink gun? in a house with children? that's like giving them a lighter in a room full of oily rags. you are negligent and should be held liable.

Wouldn't any parent want to keep their kids safe? I'm finding this story to be particularly upsetting for some reason. I almost feel like the parents set the kids up to kill themselves.You already know I'm a total gun nut, totally a Second Amendment goofball.But I'm also a parent. I lock my firearms up. I don't own firearms that look like toys. I keep medicine well out of reach. I keep the draino.. Well I use it if need be and get it out of the house. There has to be something terribly wrong with these parents and it's pissing me off.

The kid's name was "Tmorej." I doubt Ma is the keynote speaker at any Mensa meetings.

R.A.Danny:I lock my firearms up. I don't own firearms that look like toys. I keep medicine well out of reach. I keep the draino.. Well I use it if need be and get it out of the house. There has to be something terribly wrong with these parents and it's pissing me off.

Oh goody, this hackneyed argument again that completely misses the point -- in this case, that the parent was negligent. LOCK UP YOUR DANGEROUS CRAP, ASSBAG. That's the point. But go ahead and tremble at guns, because they're certainly the cause of F*CKING NEGLIGENCE.

And hey, how about quoting the oft-debunked Kellerman study too? That'll help!

unyon:No, but if more than 500 kids a year were killed every year from toasters, you can be damned sure that there would be an outcry.

You're right. I think we should assign primacy to causes of preventable child death and ban the offending products/acts in order of danger. Swimming pools, cigarettes, and improperly installed car seats, I'm looking at you!

Oh goody, this hackneyed argument again that completely misses the point -- in this case, that the parent was negligent. LOCK UP YOUR DANGEROUS CRAP, ASSBAG. That's the point. But go ahead and tremble at guns, because they're certainly the cause of F*CKING NEGLIGENCE.

And hey, how about quoting the oft-debunked Kellerman study too? That'll help!

unyon: No, but if more than 500 kids a year were killed every year from toasters, you can be damned sure that there would be an outcry.

You're right. I think we should assign primacy to causes of preventable child death and ban the offending products/acts in order of danger. Swimming pools, cigarettes, and improperly installed car seats, I'm looking at you!

Don't get your panties in a bunch, son...No one is talking about taking away the only thing that shows the world that you really are a man!!

And since what I am discussing is well over your head, let us leave it there.

Dixon Cider:Don't get your panties in a bunch, son...No one is talking about taking away the only thing that shows the world that you really are a man!!

And since what I am discussing is well over your head, let us leave it there.

I think we found John Rambo's fark handle...

Yep, that's absolutely it. I especially love that instead of responding to my criticism of your argument -- namely, that I was assigning blame to the negligent parent, not the tool -- you respond with ad hominem. That certainly shows your intellectual superiority.

TwistedIvory:Dixon Cider: Don't get your panties in a bunch, son...No one is talking about taking away the only thing that shows the world that you really are a man!!

And since what I am discussing is well over your head, let us leave it there.

I think we found John Rambo's fark handle...

Yep, that's absolutely it. I especially love that instead of responding to my criticism of your argument -- namely, that I was assigning blame to the negligent parent, not the tool -- you respond with ad hominem. That certainly shows your intellectual superiority.

I am in no way better then you... I am just able to have an adult conversation.Since you were too busy feverishly touching yourself, trying to reply.. I did not expect anything else for you.

Now, finish the bathroom floors and the such. The adults are talking!!

bradkanus:uh... the link to the hello kitty assualt rifle is a fake site... great reporting.

Hey, to be fair, not everyone would read the disclaimer at the bottom of a pretty obviously fake website about a totally ridiculous idea for a firearm before linking it to a very serious story about a tragic gun death.

Nabb1:bradkanus: uh... the link to the hello kitty assualt rifle is a fake site... great reporting.

Hey, to be fair, not everyone would read the disclaimer at the bottom of a pretty obviously fake website about a totally ridiculous idea for a firearm before linking it to a very serious story about a tragic gun death.

truth... it took me a couple of clicks to figure it out. I was like WTF? Then it made sense. I guess I'm just going to have to put the Hello Kitty stickers on my self.

Dixon Cider:I am in no way better then you... I am just able to have an adult conversation.Since you were too busy feverishly touching yourself, trying to reply.. I did not expect anything else for you.

Now, finish the bathroom floors and the such. The adults are talking!!

Show me. Show me where you were trying to have an "adult conversation." Show me where you were trying to have a rational discourse; I'll participate in that.

All I've seen is that you opened up the thread with a tired one-liner that doesn't at all address the issue, and then you've followed up with ad hominem fallacies and insults.

I'm all for having an actual dialogue. Until you're ready to engage in such, however, I'll leave you to your own fantasies and images of me as some Ted Nugent-revering, gun-waving redneck.